The Simons Foundation Inc

EIN 133794889

New York, NY 10017 |(646) 654-0066

https://WWW.SIMONSFOUNDATION.ORG
Total Given 2016–2024
$3.9B
10,971 grants · $438.4M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100M+/yr
mega funder
capacity
$92K
typical mid grants · $10K–$195K
grant size
44%
supporter · 525/1,191 multi-year
repeat
$4.5B
Assets (2024)
1,191
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (646) 654-0066

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $416.2M $3.0B $267.8M 2
2017 $506.2M $3.3B $507.1M 2
2018 $461.9M $3.7B $441.9M 2
2019 N/A $4.0B $523.7M N/A
2020 $622.7M $4.5B $129.5M 2016
2021 $486.3M $5.3B $185.8M 2007
2022 $531.5M $4.9B $373.4M 2339
2023 $579.9M $4.6B $124.1M 2630
2024 $340.5M $4.5B $171.4M 1973

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 10971 grants on record

Minimum
$18
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$92K
Average
$360K
75th Pctl
$195K
Maximum
$272.1M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

4.4% of US grants · Rank #5 of 51 states $44.8M across 425 grants 15 of 254 counties

Top 10 counties

  1. 1 Travis 78 grants · $22.1M
  2. 2 Harris 71 grants · $10.3M
  3. 3 Dallas 54 grants · $6.5M
  4. 4 Brazos 53 grants · $2.5M
  5. 5 Bexar 8 grants · $901K
  6. 6 Denton 40 grants · $685K
  7. 7 McLennan 45 grants · $616K
  8. 8 Lubbock 33 grants · $504K
  9. 9 Tarrant 17 grants · $231K
  10. 10 Hidalgo 8 grants · $185K
+5 more counties · 18 grants · $329K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (10,971 total)

Purpose
SEE Attachment 17 new york, NY $272,079,587 grants paid 2017
SEE Attachment 18 New York, NY $254,753,107 grants paid 2018
SEE Attachment 18 new york, NY $234,164,186 grants approved 2017
SEE Attachment 17 New York, NY $232,368,427 SEE Attachment 17 2016
SEE Attachment 19 New York, NY $207,179,818 grants approved 2018
SEE Attachment 18 New York, NY $183,827,537 SEE Attachment 18 2016
The Regents of the University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA $35,487,386 SIMONS INSTITUTE FOR THE THEORY OF COMPUTING 2020
Stony Brook Foundation Inc Stony Brook, NY $30,000,000 SIMONS INFINITY INVESTMENT OUTRIGHT GIFT 2023
University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA $26,508,195 SIMONS OBSERVATORY 2022
Stony Brook Foundation Inc Stony Brook, NY $25,000,000 PRESIDENTIAL INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE FUND MATCHING GIFT 2020
The Graduate Center Cuny New York City, NY $25,000,000 EMPIRE AI MEMBERSHIP GRANT 2024
Math for America New York, NY $23,300,000 MFA NEW PLEDGE 2020
Math for America New York, NY $23,300,000 MFA NEW PLEDGE 2021
Northwestern University Chicago, IL $21,375,000 NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THEORY AND MATHEMATICS IN BIOLOGY 2023
New York Genome Center New York, NY $20,000,000 NEW YORK GENOME CENTER 2018 "NEW GIFT" 2020
New York Genome Center New York, NY $20,000,000 NEW YORK GENOME CENTER 2018 "NEW GIFT" 2021
New York Genome Center New York, NY $20,000,000 NEW YORK GENOME CENTER 2018 "NEW GIFT" 2022
New York Genome Center Inc New York, NY $20,000,000 NEW YORK GENOME CENTER 2018 "NEW GIFT" 2023
Stony Brook Foundation Inc Stony Brook, NY $20,000,000 SIMONS INFINITY INVESTMENT MATCHING GIFT 2023
New York Genome Center New York, NY $20,000,000 NEW YORK GENOME CENTER 2018 "NEW GIFT" 2024
Math for America New York, NY $19,000,000 MFA NEW PLEDGE 2021
Math for America New York, NY $19,000,000 MFA NEW PLEDGE 2022
University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA $13,379,371 SIMONS OBSERVATORY 2022
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor, NY $13,042,445 APPLICATIONS OF GENOMICS TO BREAST CANCER DETECTION, RISK ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT RESPONSE 2020
Uc San Diego La Jolla, CA $12,782,220 SIMONS OBSERVATORY 2023